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Press Review (April 7, 2012) – Revue de presse (7 avril 2012)


Cancer Diagnosis May Raise Odds for Suicide, Heart Attack Death
Risk appears greater for hard-to-treat disease, Swedish researchers
say.
By Lisa Esposito. In U.S. News & World Report
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/04/04/cancer-diagnosis-may-raise-odds-for-suicide-heart-attack-death

Breast Cancer Survival May Improve With Vegetable Consumption
In another boon for broccoli, researchers have found that eating the
green vegetable may improve outcomes after a breast cancer diagnosis.
A new study points to the positive role that all cruciferous veggies
-- like cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale and cabbage -- can play in
improving survival and recurrence rates associated with breast
cancer.
By Catherine Pearson. In Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/breast-cancer-vegetables_n_1400294.html?ref=mostpopular

FDA identifies more bogus cancer drugs in US‎
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it has
identified a new batch of counterfeit cancer drugs distributed in the
United States and is urging doctors to avoid using the products, which
contain no active ingredien.
In Reuters.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/04/avastin-fake-idUSL2E8F3FDA20120404

Diabetes Drug Metformin Might Also Help Fight Cancer
People taking it seemed to fare better when faced with prostate,
pancreatic tumors, studies found.
By Amanda Gardner. In U.S. News & World Report
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/03/31/diabetes-drug-metformin-might-also-help-fight-cancer




Metal-on-metal hips do not raise cancer risk in short term
Patients with metal-on-metal artificial hip joints are at no greater
risk of cancer within seven years of their operation despite
widespread fears over the safety of the implants, researchers have
found.
By Nick Collins. In Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9183478/Metal-on-metal-hips-do-not-raise-cancer-risk-in-short-term.html

Womb Cancer Deaths Rise 20%, UK
Deaths from womb cancer (cancer of the uterus) in the UK have gone up
by nearly 20% in the last ten years. The trend follows a steep rise in
the number of women diagnosed with cancer of the uterus, and is
accompanied by improvements in survival rates, according to new
figures from Cancer Research UK released on Thursday.
By Catharine Paddock. In Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243551.php

What would cancer treatment for "Mad Men's" Betty Draper be like in
the 1960s?
Fans of "Mad Men" were saddled with two big revelations about Betty
Draper's character on the April 1 episode (SPOILERS): Not only did
Mrs. Francis (formerly Draper) gain a lot of weight, she had developed
a tumor on her thyroid.
By Michelle Castillo. In CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57408878-10391704/what-would-cancer-treatment-for-mad-mens-betty-draper-be-like-in-the-1960s/

Cervical Cancer Virus Harder To Clear In Black Women: Study
Provocative new research might help explain why black women are so
much more likely than whites to develop and die from cervical cancer:
They seem to have more trouble clearing HPV, the virus that causes the
disease.
By Marylynn Marchione. In Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/01/cervical-cancer-virus-black-women_n_1395439.html

Cetuximab After Colon Cancer Surgery - No Improvement In Disease-Free
Survival
A study published in the April 4 issue of JAMA reveals that patients
who receive the drug cetuximab in addition to chemotherapy after
undergoing surgery for stage III colon cancer do not have improved
disease-free survival.
By Grace Rattue. In Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243817.php

Prostate Cancer Risk And BMI: How Excess Weight Ups Chances Of
Recurrence
Prostate cancer survivors take note: Carrying extra pounds may
increase the chances of the disease returning after treatment, a new
study finds.
By Catherine Pearson. In Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/prostate-cancer-and-bmi_n_1402748.html

Uncertainty looms over Keryx, Aeterna cancer drug
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc and Aeterna Zentaris said their
experimental colorectal cancer drug did not meet the main goal of a
late-stage trial, raising doubts on the drug's future as a treatment
for a type of blood cance.
By Balaji Sridharan. In Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/02/us-keryxbiopharmaceuticals-idUSBRE8310E620120402

Early Study Hints That Breast Cancer Vaccine Might Work
Treatment aimed at stopping recurrence does trigger immune response,
but true significance unknown.
By Kathleen Doheny. In Healthcare Global (press release)
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/04/02/early-study-hints-that-breast-cancer-vaccine-might-work



Cancer de la prostate: le test qui fait pol$(D??(Bmique
La Haute autorit$(D??(B de sant$(D??(B se prononce contre le d$(D??(Bpistage g$(D??(Bn$(D??(Bralis$(D??(B
du cancer de la prostate avec le test PSA pour les hommes consid$(D??(Br$(D??(Bs
"$(D??(B risque". Un sujet tr$(D??(Bs pol$(D??(Bmique. Explications.
Par Sylvie Riou-Milliot. Dans Sciences et Avenir
http://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/sante/20120405.OBS5600/cancer-de-la-prostate-le-test-qui-fait-polemique.html

Cancer de la peau : les salons de bronzage impliqu$(D??(Bs dans des
m$(D??(Blanomes
Les UV artificiels des salons de bronzage inqui$(D??(Btent les dermatologues
fran$(D??(Bais depuis qu$B!G(Bune $(D??(Btude vient de montrer une hausse significative
des cas de m$(D??(Blanome, des cancers de la peau, principalement chez des
Am$(D??(Bricaines habitu$(D??(Bes de ces rayons. Les sp$(D??(Bcialistes esp$(D??(Brent
sensibiliser les Fran$(D??(Bais aux risques qu$B!G(Bils encourent.
Dans Futura-Sciences
http://www.futura-sciences.com/fr/news/t/medecine/d/cancer-de-la-peau-les-salons-de-bronzage-impliques-dans-des-melanomes_37930/

Cancer du sein : l'effet n$(D??(Bfaste du soya sur le traitement se confirme
Le traitement de certaines femmes qui ont un cancer du sein pourrait
$(D??(Btre moins efficace si elles ont consomm$(D??(B du soya, confirment des
chercheurs am$(D??(Bricains.
Radio-Canada.ca
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/science/2012/04/04/001-soya-cancer-sein.shtml

Cancer: la "double peine" d'une maladie "paup$(D??(Brisante"
Perte d'emploi, invalidit$(D??(B, frais non rembours$(D??(Bs : le cancer, qui
touche 365.000 personnes par an en France, est une maladie
"paup$(D??(Brisante" qui rend difficile le retour $(D??(B l'emploi, ce qui
$(D??(Bquivaut $(D??(B une "double peine" pour le malade.
Par Olivier Thibault. AFP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gFq-eikDhPitiVgYDOXR1jCnteFA?docId=CNG.2637e7d2883b72444c132383f9c5d117.171

Cancer : des cellules souches canc$(D??(Breuses en guise de vaccin‎‎
Un vaccin contre les cellules souches canc$(D??(Breuses, celles qui
r$(D??(Bsistent le mieux aux th$(D??(Brapies classiques, a $(D??(Bt$(D??(B test$(D??(B chez des
souris avec succ$(D??(Bs. Une fois le vaccin inocul$(D??(B, la r$(D??(Bponse immunitaire
est fortement stimul$(D??(Be et l$B!G(Borganisme acquiert la possibilit$(D??(B de se
d$(D??(Bbarrasser de ces cellules tumorales sp$(D??(Bcifiques. Le traitement
contre le cancer pourrait faire un grand pas en avant.
Par Janlou Chaput. Dans Futura-Sciences
http://www.futura-sciences.com/fr/news/t/medecine/d/cancer-des-cellules-souches-cancereuses-en-guise-de-vaccin_37875/

L'"encyclop$(D??(Bdie du cancer" ouvre la voie au traitement personnalis$(D??(BAu
Avec la mise en ligne sur Internet, mercredi 28 mars, du premier
volume de l'encyclop$(D??(Bdie g$(D??(Bn$(D??(Btique des cellules canc$(D??(Breuses (The
Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia), c'est une grande avanc$(D??(Be dans
l'approche th$(D??(Brapeutique des cancers qui est r$(D??(Balis$(D??(Be..
Dans Le Monde
http://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2012/03/30/l-encyclopedie-du-cancer-ouvre-la-voie-au-traitement-personnalise_1677824_1650684.html

La peur du cancer retarde le diagnostic‎‎
En retardant le moment o$(D??(B ils parleront de leurs sympt$(D??(Bmes $(D??(B leur
m$(D??(Bdecin par peur du cancer, des milliers de patients compromettent
leurs propres chances de survie, indique une $(D??(Btude britannique.
Dans Cano$(D??(B
http://fr.canoe.ca/sante/archives/2012/03/20120331-114731.html

L'ADN ne peut pas pr$(D??(Bdire toutes les maladies graves‎.
Le s$(D??(Bquen$(D??(Bage du g$(D??(Bnome, une technique qui consiste $(D??(B d$(D??(Bcortiquer
notre ADN, ne permet pas de conna$(D??(Btre $(D??(B l'avance l'avenir m$(D??(Bdical de
chaque individu, selon une $(D??(Btude am$(D??(Bricaine men$(D??(Be sur des jumeaux.
Par Caroline Piquet. Dans Le Figaro
http://sante.lefigaro.fr/actualite/2012/04/04/17918-ladn-ne-peut-pas-predire-toutes-maladies-graves




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